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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 49.7% (88th of 105)

Based on 37,197 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 2x4GB
Poor: 29%Average: 49.7% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB averaged 50.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 69.2ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 17.8GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB is 33.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 13.1GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 14.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37,197 samples)
Rank 8849.7%
Min Avg Max
9.37 MC Read 17.8 22.3
9.07 MC Write 17.5 22.9
8.4 MC Mixed 15.8 20.1
48.6% 17 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.4 SC Read 13.1 17.4
7.57 SC Write 15.2 20.7
8.5 SC Mixed 14.7 19.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
54.6 Latency 69.2 89.4
57.8% 69.2 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
61.7% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
57.8% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
54.4% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 17.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
47.2% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 96.6
41% 96.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
44.2% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
28% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 8
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 13,430,319 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming 60%
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Desktop 69%
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $167

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $350Bench 76%, 83,371 samples5,176x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $550Bench 73%, 64,857 samples2,065x
Core i7-3770Intel  $430Bench 69%, 96,536 samples936x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 359,207 samples1,192x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 98%, 465,493 samples965x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 71%, 459,273 samples806x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 350,190 samples831x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $89Bench 114%, 291,972 samples739x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 95%, 86,909 samples274x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 37,197 samples488x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $961

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